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The Mueller Investigation and Paul Ryan's Memo Comments

from What Does Your Brother Do In The Navy · #82

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3 min

Speculation about whether Mueller actually has damning evidence on Trump, Paul Ryan's cryptic comments trying to separate the memo from the Russia probe, and whether Mueller is trying to flip witnesses.

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  • 10:24Democrats oppose releasing the memo because they fear it will expose them.
  • 10:49Tim on the immaturity of the country arguing over which version of the memo people are allowed to see.
  • 11:10Republicans apparently believe the memo will reveal Obama and Hillary conspiring with bin Laden against Trump.
  • 11:25Paul Ryan warned against lumping the memo in with the Mueller investigation, suggesting he knows something.
  • 11:53Tim's skepticism about Mueller having real evidence, given how long the investigation has dragged on.
  • 12:18Someone sent him a message at 3:45 a.m. asking him and Ray to investigate nursing home abuse.
  • 12:57Mueller likely already knows who he's going after, similar to how The Wire showed cops knowing guilt upfront.
  • 13:12Mueller's strategy probably involves flipping people to get a smoking gun.
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Paul RyanMuellerDemocratsThe WireHillary ClintonBarack Obama

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